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Chemistry and Food Safety in the EU

The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Salvatore Parisi

    1. Industrial Consultant, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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  2. Caterina Barone

    1. (CO.I.F.) Palermo, Associazione “Componiamo il Futuro”, Palermo, Italy

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  3. Ramesh Kumar Sharma

    1. Tilam Sangh Rajasthan, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India

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  • Introduces readers to the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)
  • Provides an accessible description of both chemical dangers and contaminants
  • Illustrates selected case studies for EU border rejections of food and feed, detailing the reasons
  • Contains a statistical evaluation of RASFF notifications in general, and specifically with regard to chemical contaminants
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science (BRIEFSMOLECULAR)

Part of the book sub series: Chemistry of Foods (BRIEFSCHEFO)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. The RASFF: Legal Bases, Aims and Procedures for Notifications

    • Salvatore Parisi, Caterina Barone, Ramesh Kumar Sharma
    Pages 1-17

  3. RASFF Alert and Information Notifications. A Statistical Review

    • Salvatore Parisi, Caterina Barone, Ramesh Kumar Sharma
    Pages 19-46

  4. EU Border Rejection Cases: Reasons and RASFF Notifications

    • Salvatore Parisi, Caterina Barone, Ramesh Kumar Sharma
    Pages 47-62

  5. Conclusions and the Future of the RASFF

    • Salvatore Parisi, Caterina Barone, Ramesh Kumar Sharma
    Pages 63-72
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This Brief provides a general description of the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). It describes the RASFF approach on the legal level and with reference to notification procedures, including also new tools, which were launched in 2014: iRASFF and the RASFF Consumer Portal. In an introduction, the present status of the RASFF, which had originally been introduced in 1979, is briefly reviewed. It is described as the main basis of modern food policy in Europe, enabling member countries to take rapid corrective actions on the one hand, and to perform statistically reliable analyses of food-related hazards on the other hand.
One chapter contains a statistical evaluation of RASFF notifications in general, and specifically with regard to chemical contaminants, including also allergens. In another chapter, reasons for rejections of food and feed at the European borders are analyzed in selected case studies. The Brief provides an easy description for the chemical dangersand contaminants it is referring to, outlining the names, properties, uses and importance in the food and feed industry, toxicological effects, and contamination sources. The last chapter offers an outlook on the future of the RASFF and possible expectations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Industrial Consultant, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

    Salvatore Parisi

  • (CO.I.F.) Palermo, Associazione “Componiamo il Futuro”, Palermo, Italy

    Caterina Barone

  • Tilam Sangh Rajasthan, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India

    Ramesh Kumar Sharma

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